The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Government Emergency Communications System (GECS) project, is set to deploy three mobile operations vehicles for emergency (MOVE) units in disaster hotspots across the country.
DICT Undersecretary for Resilient Government Emergency Communications Alan A. Silor underscored the project's role in local disaster response and management.
"Your DICT leads the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster or ETC of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster in the pursuit of establishing critical communications lifelines in times of disaster. Through the GECS, the DICT strengthens the government's capacity in disaster preparedness and response," Silor said.
"What we need in order to succeed in this project is the passion, love, and the heart to save others. This is a continuing project that the DICT will have. It's a continuous way of helping the country to become resilient, especially in the use of ICT," he added.
MOVE is a rapidly deployable communication system that provides support to responders and rescue operations personnel in disaster-stricken areas.
At present, six MOVE units are positioned in Pampanga, Metro Manila, Batangas, Tacloban, Butuan, and Davao.